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I received an e-mail from Jeanne Rose of Washington (DC, I
presume) on April 5, 2011. Here is her story:
Hello,
I have a FG 360 also, which I love. I purchased it
at a funky antique store for what I remember as 175.00. I was missing my
guitar I had left at home while vacationing so thought to find a beater at a
junk store just to hold me over…needless to say, I found this guitar!
I was thrilled to find my FG360. I couldn’t tell if it
sounded good or not,( as it had some horrible strings on it when I found it.
It looked straight and in fairly good condition ( I will send photos if you
like) finally after some sweet talkin’ a bit with the salesman, I purchased
it for the above amount.
Off I went to get strings and clean it up. I later took
it home to see what my brother thought about my purchase. My brother
told me it was a great buy. I guess he has heard that Martin sued Yamaha for
making a guitar like one of their fine guitars, and it was during this time
period of the early 70’s that this happened, thus making them much like the
Martins, I guess? Anyway, he was impressed with the sound, and so forth.
I took it in to a shop here in Washington, where they
checked it out for me, it had a slight buzz in the neck, later to find it was
a loose truss rod/very loose for whatever reason? They tightened the truss rod
and voila, no buzz! Imagine! Ha!
I then had a GUITAR DOCTOR put inside to pull the top
down flat, it had a very slight bulge, this has not affected the
sound in anyway, and I feel better that I can rest assured that it won’t
warp or bow up later on. (this was a scary decision, but one I am glad I did)
So far, everyone who plays it, loves it. It has a nice
sound as well and is so easy to ply. I love it!
My numbers inside the sound hole are barely readable and
there is a stamped C on the cross piece just under the sticker? Not sure what
that means. I was told the serial number read that it was made in 73.
Anyway, I am learning more as I keep it out and others
appreciate the sound and ease of play as well. The action is great! I am
glad I found it and don’t believe I will ever sell it. I also have a Guild
D25/74? and an Ovation Elite.
Well, just thought I would tell you about mine, looks
just like yours!
Jeanne Rose, www.jeannerosemusic.com
Our thanks to Jeanne for sharing her story with us.
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